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boris64 · Post by **boris64** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:09 pm

Update: My cam seems to be noticed by this driver:
-> http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

I emerged spca5xx (using vanilla-sources-2.6.7.17)
and voila, i got a live feed

I'll have to test some stuff now...

geniux · Post by **geniux** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:21 pm

The camera works, thank you

But whatever the program I use for my cam I get this message:

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open /dev/video0: No space left on device

boris64 · Post by **boris64** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:29 pm

Hey, i'm having exactly the same error after i switched
my cam to another usb port.
If i switch back to the port i used the first time, i get a picture again
(in xawtv/kopete) plus i get correct output from v4l-conf.
Perhaps i need to reboot (OMFG), i already tried to reload modules etc.

Maybe the driver is a little bit buggy (well, it's rather new, isn't it?)

Ehnvis · Post by **Ehnvis** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:23 am

Just like Boris i haven't heard from the author so thats why I didn't post anything. Glad that someone found
a solution, will try it out asap.

boris64 · Post by **boris64** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:02 pm

geniux wrote:The camera works, thank you
But whatever the program I use for my cam I get this message:
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open /dev/video0: No space left on device

Try another usb port(!). I know this sounds strange, but
it seems to be a bug in the kernel usb driver.
More infos can be found in here
-> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-46 ... ca5xx.html
There is also a patch where you can "dirty-fix" this problem (works here for me).

Good luck

geniux · Post by **geniux** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:01 pm

I've tryed every usb port on my computer and it's all the same. Where would I put that patch when I installed the driver on my own from my /home dir? I've really been using Gentoo for too long, haven't installed anything manualy for four years.
TIA

boris64 · Post by **boris64** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:18 pm

Ok, no problem, try this:
get "my" spca5xx-overlay (you're familiar with portageoverlays, aren't you?)
-> http://boris64.net/2005/downloads/linux ... ay.tar.bz2
(that dirty "patch" is included)

Add it to your ${PORDIR_OVERLAY} and

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emerge spca5xx

Voila, hope this works for you mate

PS: Please don't bother me about errors that *could* occur
with that patch, this is exactly what has been done here
-> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-46 ... ca5xx.html

geniux · Post by **geniux** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:42 pm

Ah ok, that was a simple solution after all. Thank you very much

Yeah I'm familiar with portageoverlays, afterall I'm using the Beyond-Sources
Compiling the spca5xx went fine as did the modprobe, the camera is black though. I'll try rebooting later and if that doesn't work I might search for solution in the other thread.
Thanks again

boleary · Post by **boleary** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:37 pm

I am trying to get my Logitech Communicate STX webcam to work under linux. I have tried the spca5xx driver but I don't think it supports my specific camera yet. My product id is not yet listed on the spca5xx supported cams. My product id is (08d7):

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc

Any ideas on a driver that might work? Thanks!

j_c_p · Post by **j_c_p** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:36 am

Well, the driver doesn't work with the last kernel 2.6.18

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In file included from /usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:47:
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/quickcam.h:547: erreur: field 'vdev' has incomplete type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:91:2: attention : #warning "Little Endian system"
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_proc_read':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: 'UTS_RELEASE' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_poll':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2533: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_devdata'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2533: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2535: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_open':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2585: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2587: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_close':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2650: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2652: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_read':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2698: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2701: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_mmap':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2754: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2758: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_ioctl':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2787: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2790: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: Hors de toute fonction :
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3387: attention : initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3395: erreur: variable 'qc_v4l_template' has initializer but incomplete type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: erreur: unknown field 'name' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: erreur: unknown field 'type' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: erreur: unknown field 'hardware' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: erreur: unknown field 'minor' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: erreur: unknown field 'release' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: erreur: unknown field 'fops' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_usb_init':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3666: erreur: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct video_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3666: erreur: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct video_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3670: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_register_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3670: erreur: 'VFL_TYPE_GRABBER' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3706: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_unregister_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_usb_probe':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3877: erreur: 'UTS_RELEASE' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3] Erreur 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Erreur 2

kmare · Post by **kmare** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:24 pm

I just submitted a patch for kernels >=2.6.18 here and it works:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148425

boris64 · Post by **boris64** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:41 pm

Your patch makes those spca5xx-modules compile, but i still get
an "out-of-space"-error, so if you get this error too,
use the patch mentioned before.

predatorfreak · Post by **predatorfreak** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:16 am

j_c_p wrote:Well, the driver doesn't work with the last kernel 2.6.18 :cry: :

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In file included from /usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:47:
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/quickcam.h:547: erreur: field 'vdev' has incomplete type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:91:2: attention : #warning "Little Endian system"
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_proc_read':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: 'UTS_RELEASE' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:875: erreur: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_poll':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2533: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_devdata'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2533: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2535: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_open':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2585: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2587: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_close':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2650: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2652: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_read':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2698: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2701: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_mmap':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2754: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2758: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_v4l_ioctl':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2787: attention : initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:2790: erreur: déréférencement d'un pointeur de type incomplet
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: Hors de toute fonction :
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3387: attention : initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3395: erreur: variable 'qc_v4l_template' has initializer but incomplete type
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: erreur: unknown field 'name' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3396: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: erreur: unknown field 'type' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3397: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: erreur: unknown field 'hardware' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3398: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: erreur: unknown field 'minor' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3399: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: erreur: unknown field 'release' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3401: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: erreur: unknown field 'fops' specified in initializer
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: attention : éléments en excès dans l'initialisation de la structure
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3402: attention : (near initialization for 'qc_v4l_template')
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_usb_init':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3666: erreur: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct video_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3666: erreur: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct video_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3670: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_register_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3670: erreur: 'VFL_TYPE_GRABBER' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3706: attention : implicit declaration of function 'video_unregister_device'
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c: In function 'qc_usb_probe':
/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c:3877: erreur: 'UTS_RELEASE' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/local/webcam/qc-usb-messenger-1.3] Erreur 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18'
make: *** [quickcam.ko] Erreur 2

Using this patch:

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diff -Nurp qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c qc-usb-messenger-pred/qc-driver.c
--- qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c	2006-05-21 18:26:48.000000000 -0400
+++ qc-usb-messenger-pred/qc-driver.c	2006-09-24 02:12:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #endif
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,18)
+#include <media/v4l2-common.h>
+#include <linux/utsrelease.h>
+#endif
 
 unsigned long int_init_jiffy;

I nuked the header problems, but the vdev thing is still a mystery to me, would someone with more experience in the v4l area want to figure this out? I really dislike having to use Windows merely to use my Webcam.

Edit:
Okay, using a qc-usb patch as a reference, I managed to get this thing working with this patch:

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diff -Nurp qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c qc-usb-messenger-pred/qc-driver.c
--- qc-usb-messenger-1.3/qc-driver.c	2006-05-21 18:26:48.000000000 -0400
+++ qc-usb-messenger-pred/qc-driver.c	2006-09-24 02:48:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #endif
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,18)
+#include <media/v4l2-common.h>
+#include <linux/utsrelease.h>
+#endif
 
 unsigned long int_init_jiffy;
 
diff -Nurp qc-usb-messenger-1.3/quickcam.h qc-usb-messenger-pred/quickcam.h
--- qc-usb-messenger-1.3/quickcam.h	2006-06-06 05:14:41.000000000 -0400
+++ qc-usb-messenger-pred/quickcam.h	2006-09-24 02:48:49.000000000 -0400
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ struct qc_userlut {
 #endif
 
 #include <linux/videodev.h>
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,18)
+#include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
+#endif
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>		/* This is required for testing pte_offset_map */
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>

This patch seems to work fine, no issues at all, the driver builds and operates as usual.

diman1984 · Post by **diman1984** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:18 pm

thx =)

pmatos · Post by **pmatos** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:05 pm

boleary wrote:I am trying to get my Logitech Communicate STX webcam to work under linux. I have tried the spca5xx driver but I don't think it supports my specific camera yet. My product id is not yet listed on the spca5xx supported cams. My product id is (08d7):

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc

Any ideas on a driver that might work? Thanks!

Hi Boleary,

Same cam, same prod id, same problem! Have you solved it?

Cheers,

Paulo Matos

j_c_p · Post by **j_c_p** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:57 am

Many thanks predatorfreak, your patch works very well.

pmatos · Post by **pmatos** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:13 am

boleary wrote:I am trying to get my Logitech Communicate STX webcam to work under linux. I have tried the spca5xx driver but I don't think it supports my specific camera yet. My product id is not yet listed on the spca5xx supported cams. My product id is (08d7):

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc

Any ideas on a driver that might work? Thanks!

Shows up since yesterday as supported by spca5xx.

KK_r · Post by **KK_r** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:53 pm

my quickcam messenger stopped working with qc-usb-messenger-1.3 somewhere around kernel-2.6.17. Still don't work on 2.6.18. AMSN says that it doesn't support my cameras palette. It worked two months ago though. Any ideas?

geniux · Post by **geniux** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:03 pm

I installed the gspcav1 driver from http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html (modprobe gspca instead of spca5xx when installed), now my quickcam finally works

But the picture is unwatchable in xawtv, is there any other program I can use to change the picture settings and such?

j_c_p · Post by **j_c_p** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:13 pm

With kernel 2.6.19, in order to run your webcam, you should change #include<linux/config.h> in #include<linux/autoconf.h> : vim +93 quickcam.h, and do the replacement

.

Tolstoi · Post by **Tolstoi** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:53 pm

I've got a Messenger too. It runs fine with the gspcav1 driver. Built in as module in kernel 2.6.21-r1 won't work. Maybe it's my version 046d:08da. Sound won't work. Got snd-usb-audio loaded.
Anyone got an idea. I think I'm missing something here.

oRDeX · Post by **oRDeX** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:12 pm

Hi! I'm trying to use my quickcam messenger with its driver qc-usb-messenger (from ufficial repository). I already used it on debian and everything worked. Now when i try to use my cam with amsn I got an error in dmesg and the box in amsn keeps itself black.

this is the dmesg output:

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quickcam: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam Messenger/Communicate USB 1.7 $Date: 2007/09/02 00:00:00 $)
quickcam: Kernel:2.6.22-2-686 bus:1 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:08F6
quickcam [51.749023]: poisoning qc in qc_usb_init
quickcam [51.749475]: E00A contains 08F6
quickcam: Sensor VV6450 detected
input: Quickcam snapshot button as /class/input/input6
quickcam [51.749765]: Quickcam snapshot button registered on usb-0000:00:1d.7-3.2/input0
quickcam: Registered device: /dev/video0
quickcam [50.218470]: open users=1
quickcam [50.222691]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.222816]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.224198]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.224408]: close users=0
quickcam [50.224479]: open users=1
quickcam [50.228816]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.228941]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.230331]: close users=0
quickcam [50.239913]: open users=1
quickcam [50.244192]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.244317]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.245701]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.245791]: close users=0
quickcam [50.245850]: open users=1
quickcam [50.250066]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.250193]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.251580]: close users=0
quickcam [50.258945]: open users=1
quickcam [50.263317]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.263443]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.264827]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.264918]: close users=0
quickcam [50.264984]: open users=1
quickcam [50.269192]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.269319]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.270709]: close users=0
quickcam [50.270808]: open users=1
quickcam [50.274943]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.275069]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.276450]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.276516]: close users=0
quickcam [50.276572]: open users=1
quickcam [50.280819]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.280945]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.282310]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.282333]: close users=0
quickcam [50.283490]: open users=1
quickcam [50.287819]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.287945]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.289327]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.289572]: close users=0
quickcam [50.289633]: open users=1
quickcam [50.293694]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.293820]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.295231]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [50.295253]: close users=0
quickcam [50.295296]: open users=1
quickcam [50.299694]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [50.299821]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [50.301445]: set sensor=162x124 vwin=160x120
quickcam [50.301480]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [50.301484]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [50.301489]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [50.301493]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [50.301625]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [50.301632]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [50.301644]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [50.301663]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [50.301759]: unsupported image format 9
quickcam [50.301763]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-22
quickcam [50.301966]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [50.301972]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [50.301989]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [50.301995]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [50.302117]: unsupported image format 15
quickcam [50.302122]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-22
quickcam [50.302413]: close users=0
quickcam [53.796417]: open users=1
quickcam [53.800895]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [53.801021]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [53.802656]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [53.802729]: close users=0
quickcam [53.802810]: open users=1
quickcam [53.807926]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [53.808026]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [53.809719]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
quickcam [53.809752]: close users=0
quickcam [53.809841]: open users=1
quickcam [53.816153]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
quickcam [53.816277]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
quickcam [53.818158]: set sensor=162x124 vwin=160x120
quickcam [53.818199]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [53.818206]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [53.818215]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [53.818221]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [53.818334]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [53.818340]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [53.818349]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [53.818355]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [53.818413]: unsupported image format 9
quickcam [53.818418]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-22
quickcam [53.818504]: submit ISOC_URB 0 failed
quickcam [53.818510]: failed qc_isoc_init()=-28
quickcam: unable start isoc
quickcam [53.818517]: failed qc_capt_get()=-28
quickcam [53.818522]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-28
quickcam [53.818557]: unsupported image format 15

and so on...

anyone knows why?
thank's!

bugloaf · Post by **bugloaf** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:36 am

I have a Quicktime Messenger Plus, and I'm getting similar errors, too. This camera used to work fine, like a year ago, but I hadn't used it in a while. I hate it how stuff that used to work breaks. Does using Gentoo mean I have to test that every single piece of hardware and software still works after every update? Anyway, I run modprobe qcmessenger and dmesg shows this:

qcmessenger [45.941921]: ----------LOADING QUICKCAM MODULE------------
qcmessenger [45.941927]: struct quickcam size: 4500
qcmessenger: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam Messenger/Communicate USB 1.8 $Date: 2008/05/26 00:00:00 $)
qcmessenger: Kernel:2.6.28-tuxonice-r3 bus:3 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:08F6
qcmessenger [45.941991]: poisoning qc in qc_usb_init
qcmessenger [45.945119]: E00A contains 08F6
qcmessenger: Sensor VV6450 detected
input: Quickcam snapshot button as /class/input/input8
qcmessenger [45.958038]: Quickcam snapshot button registered on usb-0000:00:10.1-2/input0
qcmessenger: Registered device: /dev/video5
usbcore: registered new interface driver qcmessenger

That looks okay, except I do an ls and there is no /dev/video5 device. I'm pretty sure it's /dev/video0. So then I run an OpenCV program I wrote a while ago that I know used to get video from my webcam. It fails and this is what I see with dmesg:

qcmessenger [17.201828]: open users=1
qcmessenger [17.300294]: qc_sensor_init: call qc_sensor_setsize0 (324,248)
qcmessenger [17.301291]: set sensor=324x248 vwin=324x248
qcmessenger [17.312313]: failed qc_v4l_ioctl()=-515
qcmessenger [17.312333]: close users=0

I don't know what to do. Is there a different driver that supports this camera? Should I try an older kernel?

Tolstoi · Post by **Tolstoi** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:26 am

After a lot of try and error I got my Quickcam Messenger working with the built in kernel zc3xx driver. Everythings fine now.

bugloaf · Post by **bugloaf** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:21 am

I did some more Googling and found out that OpenCV does not like this error code. Neither does xawtv it appears. Camorama, however, shows my webcam with no problem.

Logitech QuickCam Messenger

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